Needless to say, Consort Yi had been preoccupied with her sister's marriage before the selection of concubines. Now that her sister's marriage had been successfully arranged, she had to devote more attention to the little devil in her own palace.
She truly deserves a great deal of his attention and effort.
Once her little devil had finally grown up a bit, she finally remembered to watch the talent shows. Even when she did watch them before, it was just a formality; she didn't really put her heart into it.
Especially after Jiu Xiao Jiu stole her attention, it seemed her focus on the Emperor had diminished somewhat. If she didn't even care about the Emperor, how could she possibly know who he favored?
That little devil is unbelievable! He can't be separated from her for even a moment. He clings to her every second, and if he's even a little bit away from his mother, he starts yelling and screaming, disturbing everyone around him.
Even the wet nurse who usually fed him and the nanny who played with him would rebel whenever his mother wasn't around, and wouldn't listen to them at all! Even the nanny found this a bit strange, since princes and princesses from the palace were usually closest to the nanny.
This close relationship sometimes couldn't even compare to that with one's mother, because concubines spent less time with their children. Those concubines who didn't behave well were treated with more respect than intimacy by their children.
This made the Fifth Prince Yinqi, who had been full of enthusiasm from the beginning and wanted to wait until his younger brother grew up to play with him, back down.
He had never seen such a noisy child before! It felt like every day since he came to his mother's palace, his ears were filled with demonic noise, and by the time he left, his whole head was throbbing with pain!
He was usually very quiet when he stayed in Cining Palace. Even if it was a bit noisy in the study, the princes maintained their status and didn't behave like it was a marketplace.
Yes, it was the market! Just like the hustle and bustle he saw on the street when he left the palace before. He felt that his younger brother's noise was very harmful, as if it could penetrate his ears!
This is terrible.
Only when Jingrou came could Consort Yi feel a little more relaxed. Sometimes, this little girl was willing to give her little cousin some face. Jingrou would play with that little devil in the side hall, and then Consort Yi could rest for a while and catch her breath!
So now Consort Yi has another reason to look forward to her little niece coming over every day.
Jingrou patted his head and put him on the soft cushion on the ground. "Why are you making your mother so troubled again?" Although the little guy is still young, he is already unwilling to stay in the cradle.
Once he's put in the little cradle, he cries incessantly. He knows very well how to attract attention. He's happy as long as people's eyes are on him, but if they look away, he'll cry and fuss, kicking his strong legs as if he's dissatisfied with the adults' arrangements.
Therefore, Consort Yi specially had a cushion made of thick fox fur and laid it on the ground.
The Ninth Prince is now over six months old. At this age, babies can sit up steadily, and he is the kind of child with a lot of energy.
Especially when adults are doing certain things, he opens his eyes and curiously observes them, then sits there steadily, and when people look over, he reveals a toothless smile—although he is very noisy and sometimes has many quirks, he has a very good personality. As long as you don't provoke him and meet his requests, he can smile very sweetly and cutely.
Especially since he's good-looking, as long as he doesn't cause too much trouble, people can't bear to refuse him any difficult requests.
If he got tired of sitting, he would lie down and kick his legs incessantly, circling on the thick fox fur carpet, expanding his exploration area. Sometimes, while kicking his legs, his head would bump into his little cousin's leg.
He still knows how to enjoy life and never compromises his own well-being.
He would immediately sit up, then grab his little cousin's leg and struggle to stand up, but his leg strength was still a bit insufficient, and he would definitely fall on his bottom.
But even so, he wasn't annoyed. Instead, he laughed happily, continued doing it, and kept trying.
Watching him is actually not difficult at all, but he is very energetic and keeps exploring and touching things here and there, so you have to be careful that he doesn't swallow anything and make sure he doesn't bump into anything.
However, not everyone can look after him with such peace of mind. So far, he only doesn't cry when Consort Yi and Jingrou are around, or when he is extremely sleepy, or when he is nursing. Otherwise, he will definitely look for his mother with his bright eyes and doesn't want to leave her for even a moment.
"Did you make your mother tired again, you little rascal?" After Jingrou went in, she patted his head as usual. The Ninth Prince, who had been anxiously searching for his mother, became happy at this moment.
At this moment, Jingrou patted his head, and then he looked up at his sister and laughed very happily. He couldn't understand what his sister was saying, so he just sat there and laughed.
Perhaps the Emperor plans to bestow a name upon the child when he turns one year old, since neither of the recently born Eighth Prince nor Ninth Prince has been given a name yet.
Others just call him the Eighth Prince or the Ninth Prince, but if they are closer to Consort Yi, they call him Little Ninth.
"Did Xiao Jiu eat well this morning?" Jingrou asked the wet nurse beside her. He was still a baby with nine heads, but he was already quite capable of taking care of his younger brother. Right now, Ninth Prince couldn't sit up on his own. He could only sit up slowly with a chair or a wall for support.
Jingrou went over and helped him sit up until he was stable before letting go of him. He was very satisfied after sitting up, patting his belly and happily sitting there.
Xiao Jiu is a big eater. He started eating some complementary foods when he was 5 months old, including but not limited to egg yolks, and he likes them very much. He doesn't like drinking milk anymore!
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Ninth Prince ate very well. This morning he ate most of an egg yolk... and..."
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